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Kenneth Eugene Goodson (born August 1, 1967) is a mechanical engineer and academic at Stanford University. He serves as Davies Family Provostial Professor within the university, as well as Senior Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs within its School of Engineering.

Early life

According to Who's Who in the World, Goodson was born in Lafayette, Indiana on August 1, 1967.

Education

Goodson has received four academic degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT): two Bachelors of Science in 1989 (one in mechanical engineering and another in music), a Master of Science in 1991 (in mechanical engineering), and a Doctor of Philosophy in 1993 (also in mechanical engineering).

Career

From 1993 to 1994, he worked for Daimler-Benz AG in Germany as a visiting materials scientist. He has been employed at Stanford since 1994 as a professor in the mechanical engineering department. By courtesy, he also holds a professorship in the materials science & engineering department. Starting in 2008, he was the vice chair of mechanical engineering, and from 2013 to 2019, he held the Robert Bosch Chairman position in the department. Additionally, since 2014, he has held the Davies Family Professorship.

He is the principal investigator of the Stanford NanoHeat Lab, and is also an affiliated faculty member of Stanford Bio-X.

Goodson is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Physical Society, and National Academy of Inventors. He is also an elected member of the National Academy of Engineering (class of 2020).

Recognition

Goodson appears in the 35th through 38th editions of American Men and Women of Science.

Personal life

Goodson moonlights as a baritone soloist in oratorio, and has held voice fellowships from the Tanglewood Music Festival and a Sudler Prize for Arts Achievement (conferred by MIT in 1989). He also posts about woodworking and cycling to his Instagram and Strava accounts, respectively. His wife, Laura Dahl, is a pianist who plays with the Stanford music faculty.

Goodson has also been noted as a cellist.

Notes

1. Both departments fall under the Stanford University School of Engineering.
2. Gale CX3664354638, CX3677159918, CX7734062640, CX8010164519.

References

1. ^ "Kenneth E. Goodson" (Curriculum Vitae). Stanford University. Spring 2023.
2. "Goodson, Kenneth Eugene". Who's Who in the World 1995 (12th ed.). Marquis Who's Who. 1994. ISBN 978-0-8379-1113-7.
3. Goodson, Kenneth E. (1993). Thermal conduction in microelectronic circuits (Thesis). Massachusetts Institute of Technology. hdl:1721.1/12615.
4. "Faculty". Mechanical Engineering. Stanford University. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
5. ^ "Kenneth Goodson's Profile". Stanford Profiles. Stanford University. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
6. "Departments". Stanford University School of Engineering. Stanford University. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
7. "Kenneth E. Goodson". Stanford NanoHeat Lab. Stanford University. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
8. "Kenneth Goodson". Bio-X. Stanford University. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
9. "Dr. Kenneth E. Goodson". NAE Website. National Academy of Engineering. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
10. "Louis Sudler Prize". Arts at MIT. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
11. "Featured Alumni". Music and Theater Arts. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 2014-09-15. Retrieved 2023-11-29.

External links

• Kenneth Goodson on Stanford Profiles

• 1967 births
• People from Lafayette, Indiana
• Energy engineers
• American mechanical engineers
• Engineers from California
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni
• Stanford University Department of Mechanical Engineering faculty
• Members of the United States National Academy of Engineering
• Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
• Fellows of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
• Fellows of the IEEE
• Fellows of the American Physical Society
• Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors
• Living people